Our Lady of Peace falls in overtime

It was another tight game and another close defeat for Our Lady of Peace on Saturday in the eighth grade girls state diocesan basketball tournament.

The Falcons fell to St. Michael the Archangel School of Allentown, 33-27, in overtime at Lancaster Catholic High School.

"It was a tight game the whole way," OLP coach Phil Odom said. "We had our chances but what I've realized is that teams at this level make free throws. We are not a good shooting team and you have to make your shots. Our defense was solid but we can't put the ball in the basket which has been our Achilles heel all year."

OLP will play today at 10 a.m. against Rydell Catholic for seventh place.

"When you play away, it's a different style of basketball," Odom said. "We have to make sure we execute and find ways to score. Hopefully everyone got everything out of their system emotionally from the letdown of losing and let's leave here with a win."

Contact the writer: sports@timesshamrock.com

We welcome user discussion on our site, under the following guidelines:

To comment you must first create a profile and sign-in with a verified DISQUS account or social network ID. Sign up here.

Comments in violation of the rules will be denied, and repeat violators will be banned. Please help police the community by flagging offensive comments for our moderators to review. By posting a comment, you agree to our full terms and conditions. Click here to read terms and conditions.